Virginia Tech Mesonet Project

May is here! Temperatures are increasing and so will the odds of severe weather events in our region this month. Help the National Weather Service document severe weather events in your region by pairing your personal weather station with the Citizen Weather Observer Program.

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In classic SWVA fashion, our steadily warming temperatures were interrupted by one last bout of snow as we head into the final week of March. Regardless, the threat of severe weather still looms in the coming weeks even as temperatures dip below freezing this evening in our region. Help the NWS track these changing temperatures across our region and create more accurate spring forecasts here:

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Hey everyone! Severe weather season is here, and so is Severe Weather Awareness Week! Check out these resources from the Blacksburg NWS on lighting safety, tornado safety, watches vs. warnings, and more! https://www.weather.gov/rnk/tornadoes-VA

As always, if you have a personal weather station and want to have a hand in documenting severe weather events in your area to help the NWS improve forecasts, register with the Citizen Weather Observer Program (CWOP): https://www.weather.gov/rnk/CitizenWeatherObservingProgram

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Weather Safety - VA Please join us in promoting severe weather safety during this year's "Severe Weather Awareness Week". The National Weather Service asks emergency management, public safety officials, local media and Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors to help join forces in improving the nation's readiness, responsiv...